chicago recommendations
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Theater, comedy, jazz. Below are some great venues.
- The Annoyance.
Lakeview East, off of the Belmont Red Line stop. Good, weird improv
comedy.
- iO Theater. Off of the
North/Clybourn Red Line stop. Good improv comedy, tends to be less weird
than the Annoyance.
- Neo-Futurists.
Andersonville. Experimental Theater.
- Court
Theater. Hyde Park.
- Jazz Showcase. South
Loop. My favorite jazz club. Great couches.
- Kingston
Mines. Lincoln Park. Very good blues club, high energy. Go after
midnight!
Below are some particular good groups/shows.
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# food
Woefully incomplete list of some of my favorite restaurants around
the city.
- Asia
on Argyle. Uptown. Tons of great (mostly Vietnamese) restaurants.
Especially recommend a banh mi from Ba Le and pho from Tank Noodle.
- Green Street Smoked
Meats. West Loop. BBQ.
- Lao Peng You. West
Town. Unbelievable Chinese food.
- Valois. Hyde Park
(53rd street). Cash-only. The steak omelette absolutely rips.
- Taqueria
Moran. Logan Square, off of the California Blue Line stop. Best
tacos in the city.
- Demera. Uptown. Great
Ethiopian food.
- Fiya. Andersonville.
Very good middle-eastern restaurant.
- The Gundis. Lakeview. Fantastic
Kurdish food, especially good for brunch.
- Cafecito. Locations in
the Loop, South Loop, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park. Very good Cuban
food.
- North Buena Deli
& Wine. Buena Park. Good deli sandwiches for under $10!
- m henry. Andersonville. Great
American brunch.
- Allende.
Lincoln Park. Very good tacos. Open late so go post-Kingston Mines.
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# activities
Even more woefully-incomplete list of fun things to do around the
city…
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